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[This story satirizes responses to a devastating illness.]Senator Harold Loughty, perched high on the stage, raked his gaze across the packed and noisy house. He coughed once into the microphone and his audience fell silent, waiting. After pausing to extend the silence, he fired out, “Kids. I love kids.” He cocked his head upward to question the rafters, “You know?” Turning back to his supporters, he answered, “Kids say the darnedest things. My lovely wife Lola is pregnant, and we couldn’t possibly be happier....
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